Tag: Australia

Retail Asia06/11/2019
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Amazon will open a new fulfillment center in Perth by the end of the year to keep up with increasing demand and offer fast delivery to more customers, the e-commerce company has said. The facility, which is expected to be operational in late 2019, is Amazon’s third warehouse in Australia. It also has warehouses in […]

Retail Asia05/11/2019
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Myer on Friday opened the doors to a refurbished homewares and electronics department in its Sydney CBD store. The new floor contains 20 shop-in-shop concepts from leading brands, including Scanpan, Le Creuset, Delonghi, Breville, Riedel, Fissler, Salt & Pepper, Maxwell & Williams, and Coles & Mason, as well as the world’s largest shop-in-shop from Dyson. […]

Retail Asia01/11/2019
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Amazon Australia is further challenging the nation’s biggest supermarkets with the launch today of a subscription service which allows consumers to have household essentials delivered regularly at a 10 percent discount. Amazon’s ‘Subscribe and Save’, which has proven popular in international markets, offers free delivery on repeat purchases across pantry food and beverages, pet supplies, […]

Retail Asia28/10/2019
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David Jones has opened its first standalone food store in Melbourne in a bid to lock down Australia’s gourmet grocery market and take share off the country’s leading supermarkets, Coles and Woolworths, by offering fresher and, it argues, tastier prepared food. The 425sqm store, located on the ground level of Capitol Grand, a high-end residential […]

Retail Asia22/10/2019
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“We have said we intend to lead on 5G and with these 5G-enabled Wi-Fi hotspots Australian consumers will be among the first people in the world to try the technology,” Mr. Wright said. “Taking 5G technology out of a lab and into the hands of consumers is another key milestone on Telstra’s roadmap to offering […]

Retail Asia21/10/2019
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With 5G being available in the enterprise market, it is expected to generate around AUD45 billion ($31.1 billion) in value per year by the mid-2020s. The economic earnings will come from next-generation application development, IT services, platforms, and connectivity. In fact, a survey by the research company found 68% of IT and business leaders consider […]

Retail Asia21/10/2019
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The Australian-based company began marketing its broadband plans for the new HTC 5G Hub and will soon start selling the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G. They also plan to introduce their mobile plans for the new technology by the end of June. The company said it would offer free 5G access for around 12 months. “We […]

Retail Asia14/10/2019
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Kathmandu has raised nearly $96 million from institutional investors via a fully underwritten 1 for 4 pro rata accelerated entitlement offer to help fund its acquisition of Rip Curl. Eligible institutional shareholders took up 88 per cent of their entitlements, and 92 per cent of eligible institutional shareholders took up their entitlements in full, signaling strong […]

Retail Asia08/10/2019
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Online retail is one of the biggest trends of today. Visiting the actual stores and going shop by shop to find your preferred product is slowly fading away and leaving its place to the online shopping experience. Everyone wants to sit at home, browse through the brand websites, pick the products of their liking, and […]

Retail Asia07/10/2019
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Amazon Australia has expanded the reach of its marketplace, now offering refurbished products through certified sellers under its ‘Renewed’ program. Products sold through this program will have a six-month selling partner-backed warranty and will be inspected and tested by suppliers to ensure they look and work as new. “Renewed provides Australian customers with great discounts […]

Retail Asia07/10/2019
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Australian Mexican restaurant chain Mad Mex plans to expand into Asia, starting with its first Singapore restaurant this month. An inaugural Malaysian store is on track to open in December, and Indonesia and Thailand are also on the list. Mad Mex, which recently partnered with Singapore’s 4Fingers group, runs 70 restaurants in Australia and New […]

Retail Asia27/09/2019
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Beauty brand Sephora is opening its first store in South Australia next month in Adelaide’s Rundle Mall. According to Sephora Australia and New Zealand country manager Beth Glancey, a store in Adelaide has been long requested by its more fervent fans. “We have been eagerly waiting for the perfect location on Rundle Mall for some […]

Retail Asia24/09/2019
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A closely watched measure of Australian business confidence declined in August as conditions remained sub-par, suggesting momentum in the corporate sector is weakening. National Australia Bank’s index of business conditions fell 2.0 points to +1.0 in August, extending a slide from July. The survey’s volatile measure of business confidence also declined, easing 3.0 points to […]

Retail Asia23/09/2019
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Kathmandu on Tuesday announced it has become a certified B Corporation, making it the biggest B Corp in Australia and New Zealand. B Corps are for-profit businesses that meet the highest standards of social and environmental performance, public transparency and legal accountability. Started in the US in 2006 as a way to raise awareness of […]

Retail Asia20/09/2019
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Australian designer brand Zimmermann has opened its 12th store in the US and its third in New York City with the launch of a new boutique on the Madison Avenue. The prestigious shopping street is home to the likes of Carolina Herrera, Christian Louboutin, Ralph Lauren, Valentino and other designer brands. The 160sqm store, which […]

Retail Asia20/09/2019
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Lululemon is partnering with Swinburne University of Technology to offer a free diploma of business for store managers, regional managers and training managers. The course, which Lululemon is fully funding, is comprised of eight units covering personal skills for leaders, HR and staff management, marketing, operations, finance, and strategic skills. The units have been adapted […]


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